Soil-pipe coupling for water-closets.



la. F. KELLY., SOIL HPB GOUPLING FOR 'WATER CLOSETS.

A'PPLIGATION ZEILED JULY 25. 1008.

. nnen JOHN F. KELLY, QF TRENTON, ,NEW JERSEY. .ASSGNOR TO THOMASMADDOCKS SONS CO., TRENTON, NEW' JERSEY, A CRPORATION QF NEW JERSEY.

SOIL-PIPE CGUPLING FOR 'WATER-CLSETS.

To all whom, it may concern:

Beit known that l', JOHN l?. KELLY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Trenton, county of Mercer7 State of New Jersey, haveinvented eertain vnew and useful imA proveniente in Soil-Pipe Couplings:for Water-Closets; and l do hereby dechire the following to be a full,`clear, and exact description of the invention, suoli as will enableothers lskilled inthe art to which it. appertains to malte and use thesaine.

My invention relates to means for connecting Water closet bowls and soilpipes, and has tor itsobject to provide an improved form ofcouplingbetween the Siphon discharge, of a. closet bowl and the soil pipe, whichnay be applied when the closet is in position and which may he adjustedkor removed Without changing the position of the closet rand to thisAend the invention coniprises a closet in which the hase portion is cutaway about the outlet o the Siphon dim.

chai-Ue, and said outlet` is provided with a nipp e Secured thereto,which nipple elio-afge` the end of the soil pipe projecting; throughlthcaloor and is securedv thereto n v a swivelnutfivhich dra-ws thenipple and soil pipe in to close engagement and ornis a iinid tightJoint, the cut away portion of the liaise o the'bowl allowing 'asnllieicnt space above f the Hoor to admit ofv a wrench being' passedinto the same to engagethe swivel-not and adjust the Semic as dcaired.

The accompanying drawingA is a longi.- tudinal Section through a watercloaet. showing the invention applied thereto.

In the drawing, the invention is representedmaapplied to Siphon closethowl, in whieh the Siphon discharge is located at the rearol the howl,vlint it will lie under-- stood that. said invention isnot limited tothis` particular type ol closet, lint is applicau l'ilc to closets inwhich the outlet is located in other relations provided theI outletparesce through the integral hase of the howl.

ln the drawings, o indicates the howl having an integral base o andprovided with a Ariphvon diSChaI'gc Outlet c at thel rear otaid l"lyiowlthe outlet of said Siphon heine` vertical and communicatingwith a .soilpipe v, pas-ning upward through the floor.

vThe si hon discharge c 'toi-niel 'the rear wall ft e howl and saiddischarge is snppOltod at the inner portion ol' ite1 lower endSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed .lilly 25, 11.908. Seriel No. 45,288.

space this formed. 'Llhe outer surface ot' 'said horn is preferablyscrew-tlireaded to .re-

a flanged en'nulni; or nipple g which is @crew-threaded on lits interiorSurface to engage the tlneadar on :said horn CZ, and on its exteriorsurface to receive the threads on a swivel-*nut le, which is adapted toconnect said nipple with thesoil pipe. Said nipple g1 is provided with ahorizontal flange f which enig-agen an annular recess formed alieni.said horn, and the nipple is rigidly Secured to the horn and the lio-wlStructure hy italiana` oi cement or other .euitahle inalcrial,` whichalso serves to ineke a inid tight joint between the nipple and the howl.

The upper rim oi the soil pipe is prefer ably provided with a.horizontal tiange, the' top surface ofi which is channeled ont to tornione n'ienilier oi? a ground joint', the other mcnilicr ol which iseorrefnviondingly convexed Surface on the lower rii'n of the nipple.'lhe Swivel-nut /1 is loosely mounted on the Soilpipe and provided with.an inturncd flange adapted to engage the iianfre on the cndk oi' thesoil pipe and internally screw-threaded to engage thc onteide threade onthc nipplcff/ which threads arelocatedv .laterally oi the horn orextension rl. Said swivel-init. is likewise provided with angular facesto receive a Wrench.

:is thus described, it will lie-aiiparent thatY atter thc soil pipo hasbeen Set in place, the. cloecl. howl Aniay he inoved to its approximateposition so that the horn at the outlet end ot' the Siphon dischargewill lic over the end of :said soil pipe. The swivel-nut is then movedupward on the end of the soil pipewnn'til its threaded portion engagesthe threadn on thc nipple and hy ineerting a wrench through the/openingformed hy the cnt. away portion ot' the howl liaise and cngaguring lsaidawivelmit, the latterl vmay be .turned up onf the vniple.- until theconvex rim of the 4latterA is oicedi'nto-rnren `agement with the con''caved-'i'imfof 'the soi .pipe,thereby foi-ming' a 1perfectly rigid,.iuidetight joint, whiclr W1 preventftlie escape oeitlieifgas ory liquidbetweenthe bowl and-the-soil'pipe.

Shouldthejoint become looseat any time and permit theeseape ofgas orliquiihgit wilt .loecoineV at once apparent,` and -Said `joint may beVreadily tightened, andthe leal; stopped, by merely Ainserting aai'i'ench" in thevopening oi'fcii't away portion ot the base,andtighteiiing the swivel-init.y Byineiins of thissiniple connection,all ofthe objections inherent in the ol'd' forni 'of slip-joint orthe" f:so-called permanent joints` formedby-aliny 'tirelyfciit away iioin thebaseot the bowl at one portion only.

Q. A rSiphon-dischai;, e water Closet bowlY lia-vingthe outlet otitssiph'on discharge' en# 1.

poi'tion'of said outlet being-formedintegral-1 'with said base.`

' 3. fIn aivater' closet,'t1he coinbiiiatioii'of'a bowl having a Siphondischarge, a base upon lwhich the'4 sipho'n discharge .ontletis directlysupported, theloiiter -poiti'oil ofithe rsiphondischarge`outlet-beingzjeiit away, andra ysoil pipe connection accessibletlii'oughsaid out` 'away portion.` l l 4. Tn a- \\fatei.eloset, theeombination of avbowl havingxa' Siphon discharge, a base iipon f which'the siphon A"discharge' 'outletv is. dii'ectlysiippoi'fted', saidontletgbeing-eut away` 1 above the fioorline,'and a soil' pipe` conneccharge'havingtheinner portion y of its` out- 'I tion extend-ingabove theloorl'line :indac-y lcessibleby means ofthe cutaway 'poitionof' saidoiitflet'.- l

5. In awater" e10set, the -combination of ia bowl liavingz'inz-integralbase, a Siphon-dis# let formed integral with andlsuppoited' on ing adownwardextensioniiilto;the cuff:

j on saidLexteiiSioiifanilhaving with iii@ viowfefr i emi-"organ 'inippie,

swivel-init connecting saidlfiiippl" 9. The conibii'iatliorizofaiyzit'll

